Vandana Hari is founder of Singapore-based Vanda Insights, which tracks energy markets.
The Australian government's recent decision to fork out $1.8 billion to keep the country's last two refineries running for another decade is a surprisingly regressive step for a free-market economy. It could also send the wrong signal to the world of private enterprise, which thrives on creative destruction.
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